Verifying the Integrity of an Easynews Download without a Checksum File
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007Suppose you had to download a huge file as a single piece because a multiple archive version wasn’t available. If the poster didn’t supply a checksum file (MD5, SFV) or Parchive files, you can’t readily tell if the file you’ve downloaded is intact. Here’s a method I came up with for verifying the integrity of an ISO image file that didn’t come with a checksum. I didn’t want to burn the ISO image without knowing that the file was intact, to avoid an interrrupted or corrupt installation. Read the rest of this entry »